Roches-Douvres Light
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Roches-Douvres Light is an active lighthouse in Côtes-d'Armor, France built atop a 5-story elliptical stone dwelling. At a height of 213 feet (65 m) it is the eleventh-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.
It is located on the Roches-Douvres, a very dangerous reef, completely covered at high tide but exposed at low tide, between the islands of Brehat and Guernsey in the English Channel. It is claimed to be the waveswept lighthouse farthest from mainland in Europe, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) off the French coast. The location is accessible only by boat in very rough seas. Both the site and the tower are closed to the public.
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